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September 2, 2008

Venezuela rivals U.S. in Central America, Caribbean

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez has won over some of the United States' closest allies in the Caribbean and Central America with oil credits and aid that match similar efforts by Washington.

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Ahmadinejad: Iran, Bolivia are allies

TEHRAN, Iran (IHT) Iran and Bolivia will "stick by each other" said hardline Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday, in comments sure to provoke concern in...

Iranian activists celebrate victory on polygamy bill

(Gulf News) Tehran: Iranian women's rights activists on Tuesday celebrated a parliament decision to indefinitely delay a vote on a bill on families....

Haiti's ordeals

(BBC News) Aid worker tells of deadly double storm strike...

Venezuela rivals U.S. in Central America, Caribbean

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez has won over some of the United States' closest allies in the Caribbean and Central America with...

Gaza strike deepens Palestinian rift: U.N. envoy

GAZA (Reuters) - An education and health dispute that has sparked a huge strike in Gaza may deepen the rift between Hamas and Fatah and...

Fathers, brother arrested for burying five Baloch women alive

DERA MURAD JAMALI (Daily Times) Naseerabad police on Monday arrested seven suspects after the government ordered an investigation into the killing of three girls and...